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IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Erico Guizzo |
Q&A With Dario Hidalgo An interview with the Colombian engineer who was the deputy manager of the Transmilenio, Bogota's bus rapid transit system.   |
Reason
April 2007
Staley & Balaker |
How Traffic Jams Are Made In City Hall The bad logic and failed policies of American transportation planners. |
Reason
March 2005
Ted Balaker |
Railroading the Poor The chief argument for public transit is that it's necessary for those who can't afford cars. But many cities tailor their transit services to those who need them the least. |
BusinessWeek
April 7, 2011
Ben Austen |
The Megabus Effect After decades of decline, the bus is the U.S.'s fastest-growing way to travel, led by curbside service from Megabus, BoltBus, and others. |
Reason
March 2009
Adrian Moore & Sam Staley |
A Better New New Deal How can we get the most bang for our transportation buck? Here are six ideas for the new president and cash-strapped governors. |
IDB America
October 2001
Agostino della Porta |
Surviving the streets An IDB transportation expert argues that Latin America's governments can reduce traffic fatalities quickly and inexpensively... |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007 |
Life in the Megacity A Photo Essay: Tokyo... Sao Paulo... New York City... Mumbai... etc. |
Wired
July 24, 2007
Bob Parks |
Robot Buses Pull In to San Diego's Fastest Lane In response to heavy traffic loads, San Diego Country is working on a dedicated truck and bus lanes with lane-keeping sensors and adaptive cruise controls. |
AskMen.com
Salvatore Mann |
Unwind In Sao Paulo This year, the business capital of Latin America and its most culturally diverse city celebrates its 450th anniversary. In honor of this occasion, I made the ultimate three-day guide to Sao Paulo, Brazil's largest and most exciting city, a true mecca for the culture vulture. |
Reason
May 2003
Brian Doherty |
Massively Misguided Transit Although they invariably cost far more per passenger mile than buses or automobiles, light-rail trains continue to capture the hearts of urban planners nationwide. |
IDB America
November 2003 |
IDB supports mass transit in Peru The IDB approved a $45 million loan to the Metropolitan Municipality of Lima, Peru, help finance the first stage of an integrated mass transit system for the city. |
Popular Mechanics
September 2, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
For Gustav-Level Outages, Cities Tap Hybrid Buses for Power This weekend's evacuation measures involving charter and school buses in the New Orleans area was a success, but BAE Systems may soon leverage military research to tap emergency power from hybrid-electric bus fleets. |
Fast Company
September 2003
Jessica Steinberg |
Driving in the Valley of the Shadow of Death It's the management problem from hell: How do you run a company whose customers and employees are being killed? |
Science News
March 24, 2001
Ivars Peterson |
Buses on Quantum Schedules Anyone who has waited for a bus in the city has probably casually observed that, after an inordinately long wait, two or three buses often come along at the same time. The question of why such bunching seems to happen has prompted all sorts of speculation... |
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Susan Hassler |
Engineering The Megacity The bright lights of big cities will continue to draw us together, and technology can nudge our increasingly urban development in the direction of peaceful, clean, and safe communal living. |
Fast Company
September 14, 2011
Chris Faraone |
Sharing Data Makes For Truly Public Transit When cities release bus and train data, the benefits are many. |
IEEE Spectrum
April 2013
Ahn et al. |
The All-Electric Car You Never Plug In Wireless power transmission would let EVs draw their power from the road |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
A Taxing Solution to the Transportation Problem Updating the highways and surface transportation could cost $225 billion and take 50 years. |
IndustryWeek
May 1, 2003
Patricia Panchak |
Stuck In The Slow Lane Manufacturers have implemented technology and new processes to improve the efficiency, reliability and security of distribution systems. But is the nation's infrastructure able to handle the load? |
Bank Systems & Technology
September 22, 2010
Penny Crosman |
Visa-Carrying NYC Subway Riders Now Mobile Payment Users Visa's contactless payment system, payWave, is now active on some subway lines and buses, along with MasterCard's similar PayPass system. |
National Defense
March 2007
Stew Magnuson |
Congress, DHS Turn Their Attention to Guarding Ground Transportation In the wake of 9/11, upgrading aviation security received justifiable attention. Last year, maritime security was addressed in the SAFE Port Act. Now, there is consensus in Congress that 2007 will be surface transportation's turn. |
AskMen.com
February 3, 2004
Salvatore Mann |
Chill Out In Campos Do Jordao While Brazil may be known this side of the equator for its amazing beaches, vast jungles, stunning women and a penchant for fingerprinting Americans, it holds many treasures in its countryside. One of its most treasured getaway spots is Campos do Jordao. |
BusinessWeek
September 18, 2008
Brian Burnsed |
Suddenly, It's Cool to Take the Bus New low-cost operators are attracting air travelers. |
PC Magazine
September 21, 2004
Sebastian Rupley |
A Moveable Mesh One of the last places you would expect to find cutting-edge technology is inside a city bus. But the bus system in Portsmouth, England, is an exception. |
The Motley Fool
July 6, 2010
Matt Koppenheffer |
5 Ways to Profit on the Next World Cup Whether you're a soccer fan or not, you can profit from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. |
The Motley Fool
July 12, 2004
Seth Jayson |
Not So Fast, Laidlaw Third quarter earnings give this bus a boost, but this company is no speedster. |
Chemistry World
June 4, 2013
Luisa Massarani |
Brazil puts $680m into innovation centers The Sao Paulo Research Foundation in Brazil will provide $680 million of funding for 17 Research, Innovation and Dissemination Centers. The money will keep the centers going for up to 11 years and will link 535 scientists from the state of Sao Paulo with another 69 from abroad. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Special Issue 2005
Debora Morilha |
Spotlight on South America The quality of commercial real estate assets has improved considerably over the last few years in Brazil. However, the market as a whole still presents signs of immaturity mainly in financing vehicles and lease enforcement laws. |
AskMen.com
Iain Ilich |
How To: Survive Long Commutes On Public Transit In a major metropolitan center, it's easy to spend a good hour and a half a day commuting on public transit and even more if you live in the suburbs. |
The Motley Fool
May 18, 2007
Toby Shute |
Is Sabesp Still Sexy? Wall Street downgraded the Brazilian water company recently, but maybe it's not time to sell. Investors, take note. |
Outside
September 2007
Steve Chapple |
Model Nation It brought you Gisele, Ronaldo, and samba. But the real Brazil gets even better. Here's your map to the best sin and sand on the planet. |
The Motley Fool
December 8, 2005
Alyce Lomax |
Nothing Pedestrian About Google The search king extends its reach to public transportation with its Transit Trip Planner service. Given the stock's upward trajectory, investors in Google at its current price of 90 times earnings are surely hoping that this latest innovation will be worth it. |
PC Magazine
February 1, 2006 |
Cleaner NYC Air A fleet of 825 hybrid Orion VII buses, by DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses, is headed for use on New York City streets by 2007. |
AskMen.com
Harry Marks |
Top 10: Most Populated Cities Comparing the populations of the world's largest cities can be a confusing task, as the definition of a city for census consideration can vary from one nation to another. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2006
Anders Bylund |
3 Stocks That Missed the Mark A peek at companies that over-promised and under-delivered. Aracruz Celulose... Laidlaw International... America's Car-Mart... |
BusinessWeek
February 21, 2005
Michelle Conlin |
Extreme Commuting In 1990, 24% of all workers left their home counties to get to the office; since then, 50% of new workers do. But as more workers are willing to travel three hours a day, what are the long-term costs? Congestion, pollution, sprawl and health problems, to name a few. |
BusinessWeek
October 4, 2004 |
Strike Threat In Brazil Brazilian business faces a wave of strikes. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2008 |
ITT to Upgrade Precision Approach Radar Systems in Brazil Officials at CISCEA, an aeronautical command center and part of the Brazilian Ministry of Defense in Sao Paulo, will upgrade the country's PAR-2000 precision approach radar systems. |
IDB America
April 2003
Charo Quesada |
Culture factories In Brazil, art manages to rescue the young from crime and violence. |
Job Journal
April 30, 2006
Julia Hollister |
Rev Up Your Career If you have a driving ambition, here's a look at three opportunities that await you. |
PC Magazine
November 30, 2004
Peter Suciu |
Chris Sawyer's Locomotion Although it's reminiscent of SimCity, the narrow focus on transportation makes "Locomotion" a less challenging game and therefore slightly less rewarding. |
